Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Straight out of a dental horror movie. Starring: BECKY.

Lets talk about my recent dental experience.

To catch everyone up lets just give a little brief run down. My tooth chipped when I was pregnant. And by chipped, I mean it was mostly gone. Gone gone. Gone with the wind. Poof be gone my pearly white molar {most of it}. Like magic. One minute it is there... and the next? Not.

And the kicker? It was while eating soft white bread. Now if that is not the dental devils kicking me straight in the rear... then I don't know what is.

But, good news? It didn't hurt. Or, not so good news. As this resulted in me completely ignoring it {bad nurse bad}, and going about my way.

And then we started having this crazy baby talk. You know... the baby number two talk. And I said "crap shat mother eff ugh. suck. beh."  In so many words.

Because this meant I had to go to the dentist. This meant that I had to deal with the situation. And the situation I did not want to deal with.  But when it comes to my babies and their safety? Then that of course comes number one.

And dental hygiene in pregnant women is very important.

So I make the call. I set up the appointment. I even go as far as show up to the appointment. That is a shocker in itself. I sit in the chair, and I open wide.

"Well yah. Boy. You sure did chip it." Ahem. Smarty pants. Would you like a cookie for that brilliant observation?

And then the dreaded words. "Wellll... although you haven't hit nerve yet, you are close. And although I could just fill it, I am afraid that you may just end up needing {insert panic face right about now as I already know what he is about to say} a root canal."

I could have slapped him in the face. I could have even thrown my purse at him. I don't know about you. Although this and although that business doesn't fly with me. Put it to me straight doc. Do I need one or not. Don't butter me up. Don't sugar coat it. I'm not food here.

So yes. I did need one. And I got one. And I survived {who would have known}. And I was even {hate to say this} pleasantly surprised of how not bad it was after all. It may have had to do with the fact that the dentist babied me and talked me through the whole thing. Or the fact that he gave me a little extra numbing. And he even gave me breather breaks. Drama queen.

And so I thought the worst part was over. My friends. My twitter buddies. Bloggers. Everyone shouted out at the top of their lungs "WORST PART OVER! Now you just have the crown left. Piece of cake."

I'll show you a piece of cake.

It.Was.The.Worst.Experience.Ever.

First, the dentist puts this contraption in my mouth. Looks like the thing is going to eat my face and then work its way down. Then, without telling me, the said "contraption" starts squirting water in my WIDE OPEN mouth. And then I start gagging while this contraption is still in my mouth prying it open. And after the dentist took it out of my mouth... there was a lot of...

"Well. Gee. Don't ya think you should warn someone before you try to choke them." Common courtesy. All while I'm still choking and gagging in between words. Talk about traumatic experience.

So I x'd that idea. The contraption idea. Doc needs to figure out a new device. And he needs to figure it out quick. And we went on our way.


1.5 hours later. A lot of JABBING of my gums by a said dental tech that did not peep one word to me. Not even her name. Hello. If you are going to take your anger out on my gums, say a thing or two. It's already awkward enough.

Needless to say... I ran out of there at the speed of the light.  But not without telling the dentist that this is exactly why I fail to show to the "every 6 month appointments."

No call no show to the devil chair. Mmmhmm... no thanks.

34 comments:

  1. Oh man! Sorry it was so horrible. But it's over right? Glad for that!

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  2. oh no, you poor thing! I dread going to the dentist. I just had my first cavity filled and I about died from the anticipation, so I would totally pass out if they uttered the words "root canal". At least it's over!

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  3. Ah I'm so sorry it was horrible!!! I'm glad it's over though!!!

    xo

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  4. Yuck. My least favorite thing too. At least you're all prepped if you DO want to have baby #2!!!!!!

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  5. You survived though :) And a good blog story makes a nice bonus.

    I love the dentists mask!

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  6. Agreed! I had my first root canal in November and it wasn't all that bad. BUT the crown? Ohmyword. WORST dentist appointment ever. Does your dentist have sausage fingers too? I was trying to decide if it was just bad because my dentist has big ol fingers.

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  7. Ughhh- I will die if I ever have to go through this. And I'm freaked out.... I had a bad dentist experience 3.5 years ago and have not been back since... I KNOW, I'm terrible--- but I can't bring myself to back!!

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  8. Dentist visits scare me SO bad!! And why do they talk and ask you questions the whole time? They know you can't answer without swallowing gross stuff and choking.

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  9. So sorry you had a bad experience! I actually don't mind the dentist but then again, I've never had a root canal so I'm that would change things. At least it is over now!

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  10. And this is why I am terrified of the dentist! I am such a baby when it comes to my teeth. If I even think it might hurt - I'm gone. No way no how.
    Glad you survived though, the next one might not be so lucky. That's another reason I don't go.. I don't want to be the unlucky next one.

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  11. ay yay yay. I was wincing as I was reading, and had to skip over a few parts. glad u got through it

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  12. sorry you had such a horrible time! i'm a dental hygienist wish i could've helped you out some!

    http://babybakerlove.blogspot.com/

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  13. I haaaaaaate going to the dentist. I think it's the whole laying-back-while-your-mouth-is-wide-open-with-blinding-lights thing. It's uncomfortable. I pray my teeth never chip.

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  14. I absolutely hate going to the dentist & I always put it off till the last minute. Sorry you had such a bad experience!

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  15. That was painful to read! Yikes! Hope you are feeling better!

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  16. Ouch! You did the right thing. My mom has shown me with her bad dental care to never ignore teeth problems. You have to take care of yourself, even when it hurts.

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  17. Oh goodness! This story reminds me so much of my recent life...so I must tell ya...

    When I was pregnant with my triplets..I chipped my front tooth, eating a salad! I was simply amazed..and pissed!

    Then when I was just pregnant with Emily, I had a HORRIBLE toothache throughout the whole pregnancy and ignored it. I shouldn't have and needed an emergency root canal at 39w4d...she was born two days later because of the stress! The pain from before the root canal, was TEN TIMES WORSE then labor and delivery! O M G ! ! ! !

    So I hear ya! I HATE the dentist, and thus the reason why I haven't gone back for my "second" appointment and I figured I would be fin, ya know, even though the freakin' temporary filling came out, and I have already need another antibiotic due to an infection in it...yeah...ugh, I HATE THE DENTIST!

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  18. I'm a dental hygienist, so I thought this was funny! I'm sorry about your root canal though. :-P You're right, dental hygiene is very important when you are pregnant, so good for you for being on top of it!

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  19. The dentist chipped out my filling from when I was 6..it exposed nerve and it was legit the worst pain EVER! i HAVE NEVER BEEN BACK..OOPS

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  20. ACK! I need a crown. I was reading your post going "if she did it then I can be a big girl too" and then you got to the crown part. Eff that. My tooth can fall out for all I care!

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  22. That sounds awful!! Glad you survived!

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  23. ugh! you poor thing!! i HATE the dentist!! and i need to go soon! :(

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  24. Yikes! No fun! I'm sorry the dentist just sucks the life out of you just as much as it does me! I despise going. Especially because I go in to get my teeth FIX and they just eff them up even more and somehow end up with all my money. What the...?!

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  25. ughh I hate the dentist too... although I've gotten better about going every 6 months. They keep asking if my wisdom teeth are bothering me - they just want to take them out - NO THANKS - they are fine and not causing any reason to take them out!

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  26. I've always loved going to the dentist, but yes -- after a story like that, I can see how you'd feel traumatized! Eeek! :-/

    But at least you were pleasantly surprised at how "not bad" it was!

    Happy Friday Eve!

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  27. I had to have a root canal not long ago and gosh it just made me really despise the dentist. Its just no fun to get all the tools and crap in your mouth drilled on.

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  28. I hope you have a better experience next time. I'm just glad that my dentist in Gilbert, AZ is not scary whatsoever. I'm assuming they thought you know the standard procedure when you really didn't. My dentist used to give me fair warning, but now that I know their general procedure, they hardly give me any warning.

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  29. I was really surprised how bad your experience was. My dentist in Nogales wouldn't ever do anything like that. Wish you luck in finding someone to do the job right, and courteously. Thanks for sharing!

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  34. There are persons who are afraid of dentists, and I think I am one of them but I have no choice but to be strong because its for my own dental health.
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